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Bought a perfect batch of Shiraz grapes in 2018. The wine turned perfect. Still have a few bottles. Bought a so-so Zinfandel batch in 2019 The wine turned out tasty. Bought a poor quality Zin in 2020 - the same guy - the weather conditions were bad. The wine was OK while young, but turned not...

This is more for info.... I crush between 200 - 300 kg of grapes a year, and typically use 80gm. To be cost effective I need to buy in a packet of 500gm. My first batch was in 2018 - when I bought 500g. Used it again in 2019, then discarded it to be safe - Wasted 340gm. So I bought a new...

Hi guys, the other day I watched this French movie, and they discussed how they need to "decant wine before bottling it", and this confused me no end. Been doing this for 4 years now, and this is new to me . I need to bottle two kegs (100L) soon, so maybe this is a step I was missing...

Hi, Last year, in my first attempt to make wine - I crushed 300kg of Shiraz. I read various booklets, instructions, articles, and received a lot of good advice through this forum which resulted in a pretty good wine. This year, I got an opportunity to buy Zinfandel. Western Australia...

Hi everyone Can Enoferm Syrah be used for Zinfandel? I used it last year for Shiraz (crushed around 300kg), and it turned out pretty good. This is my second year of wine making and I have a glimmer of hope that I can get Zinfandel this year instead of Shiraz. Have nearly a kilo of Enoferm...

Hi , About to bottle wine for the first time - and only have the screw-top wine bottles available. Any issues with storing wine in the screw-top bottles using cork? Thanks

Hi , My brother in law uses variable capacity tanks with a floating lid. The lid sits on wine surface and he pours paraffin oil around it - this blocks the air-wine contact. He then just pours wine into a bottle as he needs it and the lid just drops with the wine. These tanks are built to be...

Hi guys, With the primary going, I'm preparing for a sequential MLF (will add V41 int the tank once the primary has completed). The first batch ever, so grossly inexperienced :) I won't have any equpment to test the levels of components, so the progress will need to be tracked "mechanically"...

Hi, My fist batch of wine ever - how exciting. I thought I could share the plan with this frum and hopefully be stopped by you guys before I do something stupid. My target - 150L of Shiraz. (I should mention I'm located in Perth, Western Australia.) I got a press and crusher, a brand new...

I'm a beginner in Perth, Western Australia - and about will make my first batch of 150L Shiraz this year. I expect to get the grapes by the end of Feb early March. Perth can be scorching hot at that time. Not sure which yeast to buy for Shiraz in near 40C temperatures. Any advice would be...

Hi Everyone, About to make my first wine this year. Planning to make around 150L of Shiraz. So far, obtained a crusher and press, converted 3 beer kegs (taps and legs), ordered a 350L Vat and pre-booked 280kg of Shiraz. Still looking to buy a variable capacity tank in 200L. Educating...